Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located in Watrous, New Mexico , USA. The national monument was founded on April 5, 1956.
The site preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851, as well as the ruins of the third. Also visible is a network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail.
External links
http://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htm - NPS web page for the site